Cowbells and Jeeps

It's true but not just for rolling. It's "awarded" to those who have done something to deserve it (always in good fun!) like doing something a little recklessly, almost running over your spotter, doing anything that might give a club an excuse to hang a cowbell on your Jeep as a good-natured "look out here comes Paul!" I think they're cool, I hope to get one on my Jeep some day lol!

Jerry

Paul Calman wrote:

heh.......ive never heard that but its funny!

somebody should give this guy 2 bells:

In the Fire Service we had an annual award given every December to the Fireman who performs the bravest (stupidest) action during the preceding year.

It is a bronzed pair of underwear.

(no, I never won it)

I carried the cowbell for our club for about 2 years - precisely for the reason you suggest.

Was that the same rollover (backwards down the LH-Turn hill) you did in front of me at LCIR? Or was that for a DIFFERENT rollover heheh. ;)

Jerry

The reason i mentioned that is that it transferred to motorcycling years ago in the form of the "crash bell" . This has become considered cute and been commercialized, and stories of the bell driving off 'crash gremlins" or some other BS have been going around. Someone I know wrote about this "legend of the bell" on her web page, and got this email.

D'Pirate Distributing. the serial #76175966 and registration #2590947 with the United States Patent and Trademark office...please give credit or remove from site. thank you, susan bean, owner, D'Pirate"

Mrs. Bean will be receiving quite a few emails at snipped-for-privacy@bikergoodies.com asking her to "give credit" where it is due. -- Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Jesus Christ, Jerry! How should I know? ;-)

My co-driver that day says that was the Event. I have only actually rolled all of the way over once, but I have parked on the side a few times.

I'm not sure if it drives the gremlins off or not, but the specators tend to gather like flies at a picnic.